THE PEOPLE v. RUSCITTI

No. 37251.

27 Ill.2d 545 (1963)

190 N.E.2d 314

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. TULLIO RUSCITTI, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HERBERT M. WETZEL, of Chicago, (DEMETRI M. SPIRO and EDWARD F. ZAHOUR, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and EDWARD J. HLADIS and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Tullio Ruscitti, and one Harry Harding were jointly indicted by the grand jury of the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of armed robbery. Harding pleaded guilty and the defendant was tried by the court without a jury and found guilty. We have issued a writ of error to review the judgment of conviction.

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